Word: dump
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...oatmeal-coated plastic bowls, we had to live with it. Sure we could swish some ionized water around to clear the bowl, but then we would have to drink down the entire concoction of oatmeal, cheese, water, and a few errant twigs and clumps of dirt. God forbid we dump it on the ground, and a squirrel should stumble upon a non-native food. Our diet was incredibly limited, and vegetarians be warned—if you don’t eat pepperoni your only lunch will be gruyère cheese...for days...and days...and days. Of course...
...boxes and recyclables students discard during the move-in process are not simply loaded into a truck and sent to the dump to deteriorate alongside rusty cars and Styrofoam...
...corporate communications for health-insurance giant Cigna, Potter turned against his old colleagues in June to testify before a congressional committee about what he viewed as the health-insurance industry's "duplicitous" behavior in the current health-reform debate. In his testimony, Potter outlined specific techniques insurers employ to "dump the sick" and protect stock price at all costs. His testimony was logical, specific and convincing, but that's only part of what makes Wendell Potter a perfect turncoat in the eyes of the pro-reform movement. (Watch an interview with Potter on CNNMoney...
...rooms in Eliot and Winthrop, among other Houses, have been redone – not with the brand new paint and rugs we desperately want (Why would the College give us that?), but with new sprinkler heads. If set off, these super powerful devices dump 70 to 90 gallons of water per minute on your bedroom, so all of your belongings are guaranteed to be soaked...
...fire (though choppers have a smaller capacity than large tanker planes, they're more maneuverable and can also ferry personnel and equipment). The cost of the retardant itself adds up as well; the Phos-Chek slurry used by Cal Fire costs about $2 per gallon, Upton says. Tankers can dump 1,200 gallons during each pass...